KUNX (1400 AM) is a commercial

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that is licensed to

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and serves the

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area. The station broadcasts in the

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, carrying a

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music format branded as "Radio Bronco 1400 AM & 102.5 FM". KUNX is owned by

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LLC. The station is rebroadcast on FM

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K273CT (102.5

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) in

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History

The station first

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in 1948 as KSPA. In August 1966, station owner Franklin James sold KSPA to Rancho Broadcasting, owned by television engineer William F. Wallace, for $120,000. The following year, the station changed its

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to KQIQ and adopted a

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format, later switching to

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. In January 1974, the station changed its call letters to KAAP, flipping to an

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format by the end of 1975. Rancho Broadcasting signed on an FM sister station, (96.7 FM), in 1976. The company sold for $1.2 million in late 1980. During the 1990s, the station was known as KKZZ and broadcast an

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format. In February 2013, KKZZ began airing

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, a Mexican

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radio network. In March 2017, it added an FM

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station at the 102.5 FM frequency. In May 2017, KUNX flipped to a

music format with the moniker and the brand name "La Super X". On September 1, 2017, the station adopted the "Radio Bronco" branding.

References

External links

FCC History Cards for KUNX
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